Living on Awabakal land in Australia, never ceded. Lawyer, coach, educator, researcher, and runner ...sort of. Selected publications - https://tinyurl.com/5dxv67v9 NEW BOOK OUT NOW on trauma-informed law - https://tinyurl.com/tfz9hx7fhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlwcoeqhq222Australian 2026 Budget analysis in context by Greg Jericho. https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260515-budget-2026-celebrate-the-wins-but-keep-fighting15 May 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwcoeqhq222https://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlrc6cylfk2oThe US will likely lose its Iran war, because Iran can take a lot more pain than US voters. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/the-war-on-iran-will-likely-end-in-american-retreat/13 May 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrc6cylfk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlrc24kldk2oA small government budget lacks courage and vision (... don't rock the boat) - Michael Keating https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/budget-2026-responsible-reformist-but-still-too-cautious/13 May 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrc24kldk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlptbrx2ek2j"Jim Chalmers really should send Donald Trump a big exploding cake as an up-yours present for what the US president is doing to the global economy." ... while Santos and Woodside are still smiling. The budget in seven graphs by Greg Jericho. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/grogonomics/2026/may/12/the-budget-in-seven-graphs-no-big-surprises-but-this-may-be-one-of-the-most-ambitious-moves-to-fix-australias-finances13 May 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlptbrx2ek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlpn7rh2hk2gPublic Funds for Israel? https://open.substack.com/pub/clementinef/p/public-funds-for-israel?r=c9hfr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email13 May 2026 06:07 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpn7rh2hk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlottchz5k2rAUKUS is cannibalizing Australia's defence budget and destroying our strategic independence. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/is-australia-americas-51st-state-in-asia/12 May 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlottchz5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlmkucms722zAustralia needs a Royal Commission into femicide. Sign the petition and support the Red Heart Movement. https://australianfemicidewatch.org/support/?vgo_ee=3UvViXAX%2BXhxJsKP2WeM0krfMI4qI1o5kOGeWohzRrXhAL5k93wOTLY%3D%3A4YXoiu%2FR0RXPzZ0C8Fbq9fI0alZF1TA%2B12 May 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmkucms722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlmatphocs2zHey Boomers! The free-ride is over; time to pay up. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/time-to-rob-old-relics-to-bring-up-new-generations/11 May 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmatphocs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlmapntcbc2zI so love the witches! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmapntcbc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlmalitlnk2zInequality and poverty is growing, as the rich become uber-rich and mainstream politics fragments under its own contradictions, unsure whether to defend liberal capitalism, conservative institutions, property interests, national identity or a permanent culture war. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/the-two-party-system-is-breaking-under-the-weight-of-capitalism/11 May 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmalitlnk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlmaav2tw22zNothing to worry about; the military-industrial complex has everything under control and Big-oil profits are excellent. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/epic-insider-trading-nearly-1-billion-in-crude-oil-shorts-taken-just-before-report-of-us-iran-peace-deal/11 May 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmaav2tw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mljtpnqb2c2rIs this the main reason for One Nation's success? https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/more-than-1-in-3-australian-adults-are-functionally-illiterate-how-can-we-fix-this/10 May 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljtpnqb2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mljsr4w4ck2rHunter Valley farmers will need to ship produce from Melbourne. https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/9242544/nsw-farmers-slams-federal-government-decision-to-terminate-inland-rail-project/10 May 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljsr4w4ck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mljqbi6cak2rAn Australian Human Rights Act has serious work to do. Fr Frank Brennan SJ speaks out. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/is-it-worth-the-effort-the-renewed-push-for-a-commonwealth-human-rights-act/10 May 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljqbi6cak2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlhxpuiblk24This week: High Court of Australia case brought by two retired school teachers Wendy and Tony in a David and Goliath battle for climate against Mt Pleasant Coal Mine owners Mach Energy. https://www.econetworkps.org/sustainable-living/climate-crisis/coal-faces-reality/10 May 2026 04:54 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhxpuiblk24https://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlhvhvhfrs24A hopeful initiative: Reclaiming Democracy Together. If the crisis of democracy has reached new heights, it is in no small measure a reflection of the global ascendancy of the neoliberal economic order. The only effective response is through organisation. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/reclaiming-democracy-join-the-conversation/10 May 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhvhvhfrs24https://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlhv3jjp4k24Trump has broken something he cannot fix and unleashed forces he cannot control. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/trumps-tragedy-of-errors/10 May 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhv3jjp4k24https://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlh6fsyafk24As Trump starts/stops/starts a war with Iran and releases thousands of videos of possible UFOs.... [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh6fsyafk24https://bsky.app/profile/colinj51.bsky.social/post/3mlh5cwya7s24No need for a human rights act? Political cowardice in Australia. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/an-irresponsible-and-inexcusable-delay/09 May 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:4jwf2n2aiwobyjap2ccqnwxt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh5cwya7s24